Bergeron led the NHL with a plus-36 rating and he ranked second in the league with a 59.3 faceoff success rate. He was also averaged 1:48 shorthanded minutes per game to lead all Bruins forwards in that category.

The Frank J. Selke Trophy is awarded to “the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.”

The award was voted on by Professional Hockey Writers’ Association and Bergeron won won in a landslide. He ended up with 1,312 points compared to Backes, who finished in second with 698.

He’s the first member of the Boston Bruins to take home the award since Steve Kasper in 1982.

He is clearly the heart and soul of the B’s. Class act all the way. Well deserved. Jack Edwards can finally feel like they got it right, on this trophy anyway,

nhmac - Jun 21, 2012 at 9:07 AM

I THOUGHT ALEX SEMIN DESERVED IT

govtminion - Jun 21, 2012 at 10:38 AM

Looking at the nominees he beat out, it says a ton about Bergeron’s game this year that he was deemed worthy over guys like that. If you get voted in ahead of Datsyuk in particular, you had one hell of a season. Glad to see Bergeron finally get the recognition he deserves- hard to believe that a couple of years ago we thought his career might be over, and here we are watching him get a Cup ring and a Selke a year apart from each other. What a great story.